Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-10-05

The New York Democratic State
Convention vas held at Saratoga on the
18th and put in nomination the following
ticket: Secretary of State, Frederick Cook;
State Treasurer, Lawrence j.. Fitzgerald;
nominations Attorney General, Charles E.
Tabor; State Engineer and Surveyor,
John Bogert. Gov. Dorsheimer reported
the platform, which pledges to the President
the strong, ~unwavering confidence and
support or the Democracy of New York.
Tilden, Horatio Seymour, Hendricks, Nc
Clellan and Hancock were adopted. A
resolution endorsing the administration of
the treasury under Manning was also
passed amid cheers. The planks relating to
the civil servic' , the canal and the liquor
The plank relating to the workingmen was
well received. The indol sement of Gov.
Hill and President Cleveland was greeted
with tremendous applause, continued for
several minutes, though that in regard to
the president was the most tumultuous.
The platform was unanimously adopted.
The Republicans of Massachusetts
held their State Convention at Boston, on
the 2Sth. For Governor, Oliver Ames, was
renominated; for Lieut.. Gov. j.. .. A.
Bracket; for Sec. Of State, 81. B. Price;
for State Treasurer, A. w. Beard; for Aud
itor, Chas R: Laid; f. for Attorney General,
for a protective tariff, for liberal %appropria-
lions for the reconstruction of the navy,
for internal improvements and for proper
national aid to education: also pensions for
disabled soldiers and sailors; to meet fur
Their the question OF q treasury surplus such
a reduction on internal revenue taxation,
as the exigences of the case may require;
condemns the Democratic administration
for its methods of appointments, demands
cessation Of compulsory silver coinage,
calls on congress to revise the sugar, tariff
and to make improvement upon the Gus
toms laws, especially in regard to under
valuations; fav0rs tho submission to a vote
of the people Of a prohibitory amendment
to the constitution. The rest of the plat
form deals with state matters.
An attempt was made to wreck the
st. Louis express on the Fitchburg road
near North Pownal, Vt. Nine ties were
laid across the rails. Fortunately the en-
gineer saw the obstruction just in time to-
check the train s speed, so that, though the
engine struck the obstruction, it was not
with force enough to do any damage.
The court of oyer and terminer, al
the judges concurring, sustain the finding
Inc sentence of the court below in the case
Of Jacob Sharp, at New York, who must
now go to Sing Sing, unless his case is car
ried to the Court OF Appeals, tho court of
final resort. 1t is both said that this will
and will not be done.
Owing to the failure of q signal man
to 60 back far enough in the fog near North
Grafton, Mass, a through freight train ran
into a local nea there, smashing ID cars and
killing Joseph Lohn, a brakeman.
At Reading. Pa, by the falling of q
brick wall 800 feet high at Lauer's iron orc
mines at Alburtes, Jacob Scheveiy and
Charles Meitzler, workmen, were instantly
killed. 49,
At New York, the jury in the case of
Dan Lyons, who was tried for killing,
Joseph Quinn, the athlete returned a YER
dict of guilty of murder in the first degree.
At New York. Judge Brown fined
Henry George for not answering a summons
to appear as q juror. ~